(Montreal) The men’s final of the 2024 National Bank Montreal Open will take place on a Monday evening, Tennis Canada announced, in particular because of the logistical challenges caused by the holding of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Published yesterday at 11:23 a.m.
“Since the Olympic tennis events will take place in Paris from Saturday July 27 to Sunday August 4, we have had to modify our schedule to give players enough time to travel and prepare for our tournaments,” wrote the organization in a press release.
The qualifying matches for the Masters 1000 series tournament will take place on August 4 and 5 at the IGA stadium. The main draw will then begin on Tuesday, August 6.
“By moving the start of the main draw matches to Tuesday, this gives us the opportunity to start the Montreal Masters 1000 qualifying weekend on Saturday, August 3,” it was explained. Saturday August 3 will be a training day open to all. »
The men’s and women’s sections of the National Bank Open alternate between Montreal and Toronto each year. The best tennis players on the planet will be in Montreal in 2024.
The Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta defeated the Pole Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3 and 6-3 in the final during the men’s last visit to the metropolis in 2022.
American Jessica Pegula soundly defeated Russian Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in the final of the women’s tournament last August.
This is not the first time that the final of the Montreal tournament will exceptionally take place on a Monday. The women’s semi-finals and final took place at Jarry Park on Monday August 23, 2010, due to rain. The Dane Caroline Wozniacki defeated the Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
2023-10-11 15:23:45
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